FT: Uganda 🇺🇬1-3 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast ⚽ GROUP STANDING Senegal 🇸🇳➖ 6 points Ivory Coast 🇨🇮➖ 4 points Uganda 🇺🇬➖ 4 points DR Congo ➖ 2 points Algiers, Algeria | CAFONLINE | Uganda Cranes exited yet another TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament, falling 3-1 to Ivory Coast on Sunday night. …
Read More »Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya lead 25% growth in finance app installs
Africa’s fintech space continues its pandemic-induced growth with a 25% jump in new finance app installations in 2022, energised by the rapid adoption of mobile banking solutions. Accra, Ghana | BIRD AGENCY | A new report by AppsFlyer and Google analysed more than 140 million installs across 3,000 finance …
Read More »Another CODECO militia attack reportedly kills 7 people in DR Congo: UN
United Nations | Xinhua | The armed militia group CODECO reportedly killed seven people in a displaced persons camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported the attack took place at the Plaine …
Read More »Tanzanian VP calls for protection of Lake Victoria water sources
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango on Thursday called for the protection of water sources that flow into Lake Victoria, one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes. Mpango made the call shortly before he laid the foundation stone for a 24.4-billion-Tanzanian-shilling (about 10.4 million U.S. …
Read More »AU commission chairperson condemns abduction of over 50 women, girls in Burkina Faso
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the abduction of more than 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso. The AU Commission chairperson “condemns in the strongest terms, the abduction of more than 50 women and girls on …
Read More »Bank of Namibia to check politically connected people’s wealth
Windhoek, Namibia | Xinhua | The Bank of Namibia, the central bank, said Thursday that it will conduct checks on politically connected people’s wealth and businesses to avoid conflicts of interest. The bank released Thursday the revised Determination on the Appointment, Duties, and Responsibilities of Directors, Principal Officers, and Executive …
Read More »Implementation of AfCFTA pact to help boost intra-African trade: UNECA chief
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement should be expedited as the free trade zone will boost intra-African trade and accelerate industrialization, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Acting Executive Secretary Antonio Pedro has said. “While the AfCFTA’s promise is …
Read More »Foreigner detained for keeping rotting dog carcasses in house in Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Police in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, on Wednesday arrested a 50-year-old foreigner for killing dogs and letting them rot in his house. The man believed to be a British national of Nigerian origin has been charged with the offense of cruelty to animals. Danny Mwale, the …
Read More »Farmfluencers: African Farmers are reaping bumper harvests through Social Media
From Tik Tok to Facebook, Instagram to YouTube, tech-savvy farmers are harnessing the power of the internet to network, share knowledge, and sell products and services. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Francis Muiruri, a 31-year-old Kenyan farmer, has found a new income stream on social media; selling information. As …
Read More »TikTok awards top creators in Africa
Content creators from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa dominated the inaugural TikTok Top Content Creators Awards 2022 Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Former rugby player turned food vlogger Dennis Ombachi, also known as @theroamingchef, emerged victorious at the inaugural TikTok Top Creator 2022 Awards. The Kenyan content creator, …
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